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Where does “pote” come from?

pote (Middle English) comes from Dutch pote, from Old Dutch pota.

pote (Middle English): An animal's paw's fur or the animal's paw itself;...

Definitions

  1. An animal's paw's fur or the animal's paw itself;...

Ancestry of “pote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpote
2Old Dutchpota—

Words derived from “pote”

  • pot
  • pots
  • teapot
  • potty
  • potluck
  • pothole
  • crackpot
  • flowerpot
  • potbellied
  • stockpot
  • potsherd
  • potholed
  • potbelly
  • honeypot
  • dashpot
  • inkpot
  • repot
  • potful
  • pothead
  • hotpot
  • potholder
  • sexpot
  • potpie
  • stewpot
Every word from Old Dutch pota →